Surgery is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of injuries, diseases, and other disorders by manualand instrumental means. Surgery involves the management of acute injuries and illnesses as differentiated from chronic,slowly progressing diseases, except when patients with the latter type of disease must be operated upon. This book is thegeneral surgery textbook, providing essential core knowledge in a user-friendly format.This book describes the principles ofsurgery along with a dedicated section on surgical subspecialties. This includes the complete text, images and references.The text is enhanced by full color images and illustrations including clinical and diagnostic photographs. This is acomprehensive surgery book, written and edited by a world-class team of surgeons at an appropriate level for both residentsand practitioners. This user-friendly, all-in-one reference provides with easy access to surgical information on themanagement of diseases and injuries. This book grasps and keeps vital information, succinct text, and dynamic illustrationsthat facilitate learning in a highly visual approach. Surgeons, physicians, scientists and students will find this book valuable.